The rat puts an elephant in chains. He won’t fight. The rat puts an ape in a cage. Open the door; he won’t leave. The rat takes. The rat takes more. The rat expects more. The elephant and ape learn. They don’t fight. They breed. They die.
Read moreBorn April 18, 2014
Mountains of potential. A limitless amount of hope, quite ample. Equality is all he knows, love is essential. Learn from his example.
Read moreA Penny for Your Wants
It consumes everything in its path, Throwing out meaninglessness in its wake. Is nothing more sacred than want? Should nothing be held higher than greed? She may have a box. He may have a box. I may have a box. Two may have a box. Do you want more? I can’t figure out how to…
Read moreA School of Thought
My rose without thorns grows tall in the forest. Always in the shade. Red as the blood around my heart. Living through each day, despite being trampled. Everyone gazes upon her beauty. Never have I experienced a smell so sweet. Even if I leave, my rose stays in the forest.
Read moreBureaucracy Beat Down
Kerosene rivers now wash over them. Idealism once kept them alive. Language was used and manipulated by the system. Lies were dominant for them to thrive. They are no more. Hell is where they’ll meet. Everyone is free after the war. People live with equality. Oligarchies fall. Leaders are subservient to the polity. I can…
Read moreBooks in the Attic
This short story was originally published in the Fall 2013 Central Ontario Edition of The Curious Consignment Shopper. I feel the chill of autumn in the air on this late summer’s day. My father’s demise came too soon, before we could repair our relationship, so here I am, in his house, in his attic, packing…
Read moreChristmas Resolution
For many people who live in the same part of the world as I, the Christmas season is a time of plenty. We eat, drink, and give and receive stuff that isn’t needed. After the fog of alcohol, turkey, and presents passes, we make New Year’s resolutions. What if we all made our resolutions now?…
Read moreCertain things aren’t negotiable in life
Many years ago, due to a very sad series of events, I lost touch with my sister, Mandy. She wasn’t more than a few years old, and I was barely legal to drink in all of North America. I got married young, moved away, went to university, graduated from university, moved further away, had a…
Read moreHow I want to live my life
The common terms that I thought of when deciding how I really want to live my life were these. YOLO Live in the moment Live everyday like it were your last Carpe Diem Bucket list I would like to break each one of these terms down, just a bit. YOLO is You Only Live Once….
Read moreFather’s Day
The cool thing about father’s day is not giving or receiving gifts. The cool thing is having great people to celebrate with. My dad and I don’t have a great relationship, but he did help me with my love for writing. Thank you dad and thank you to my wonderful wife and children for what…
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